"escutcheon" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪˈskʌt͡ʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-escutcheon.wav [Southern-England] Forms: escutcheons [plural], escocheon [alternative, obsolete], escutchion [alternative, obsolete], scutcheon [alternative], 'scutcheon [alternative]
Rhymes: -ʌtʃən Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Proto-Indo-European *skoy-tó-m Proto-Italic *skoitom? Latin scūtum Old French escutder. Old French escu Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Frankishinflu. Old French -on Anglo-Norman escuchonbor. Middle English scochon English escutcheon From Middle English scochon, from Anglo-Norman escuchon, Old French escusson (French écusson), ultimately from Latin scutum (“shield”). Related to scutum, scute, scudo, escudo, and écu. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:inh|enm:scochon|tree=+}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Proto-Indo-European *skoy-tó-m Proto-Italic *skoitom? Latin scūtum Old French escutder. Old French escu Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Frankishinflu. Old French -on Anglo-Norman escuchonbor. Middle English scochon English escutcheon [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*skoitom", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*skoy-tó-m", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "cut", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*sek-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "aktionsart verbs", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-éyti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*skey-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "scūtum", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "escut", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "escu", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "fro" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "noun", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "individualizing nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ō", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-Hō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ō", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" }, { "keyword_abbrev" : "influ.", "keyword_label" : "Influenced by", "terms" : [ { "lang_name" : "Frankish", "status" : "ok", "children" : [ ], "lang" : "frk" } ], "keyword" : "influence" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-on", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Anglo-Norman", "term" : "escuchon", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "xno" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "scochon", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "escutcheon", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="escutcheon">, {{inh|en|enm|scochon}} Middle English scochon, {{der|en|xno|escuchon}} Anglo-Norman escuchon, {{der|en|fro|escusson}} Old French escusson, {{der|en|la|scutum||shield}} Latin scutum (“shield”), {{doublet|en|scutum|scute|scudo|escudo|écu|nocat=1|notext=1}} scutum, scute, scudo, escudo, and écu Head templates: {{en-noun}} escutcheon (plural escutcheons)
  1. (heraldry) The shield on which a coat of arms is displayed, or, by extension, the coat of arms itself. Synonyms: shield Translations (coat of arms): escussó [masculine] (Catalan), våbenskjold [neuter] (Danish), wapenschild [neuter] (Dutch), wóópenskild [neuter] (East Frisian Low German), vaakuna (Finnish), écusson [masculine] (French), escudo [masculine] (Galician), Wappenschild [masculine, neuter] (German), θυρεός (thyreós) [masculine] (Greek), pajzs (Hungarian), scudo [masculine] (Italian), blasone [masculine] (Italian), stemma [masculine] (Italian), штит (štit) [masculine] (Macedonian), tarcza herbowa [feminine] (Polish), escudo [masculine] (Portuguese), blasón [masculine] (Spanish), escudo [masculine] (Spanish), vapensköld [common-gender] (Swedish), wapenskyld [neuter] (West-Frisian)
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  2. (heraldry) A small shield used to charge a larger one.
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  3. (medicine) The pattern of distribution of hair upon the pubic mound.
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  4. A marking upon the back of a cow's udder and the space above it (the perineum), formed by the hair growing upward or outward instead of downward. It was once taken as an index of milking qualities. Synonyms: milk mirror
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  5. (nautical) The part of a ship's stern where its name is displayed.
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  6. A decorative or protective plate or bezel designed to fill the gap between a switch, pipe, valve, control knob, etc., and the surface from which it protrudes. Translations (plate or bezel to fill the gap around a protuberance): sleutelschild [neuter] (Dutch), peitelevy (Finnish), écusson [masculine] (French), płytka [feminine] (Polish), escudete [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-escutcheon-en-noun-ZiwF~iFJ Categories (other): Terms with East Frisian Low German translations, Terms with Low German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with West Frisian translations Disambiguation of Terms with East Frisian Low German translations: 11 16 18 12 12 10 8 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Low German translations: 11 17 18 11 10 11 8 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 11 18 21 11 7 10 6 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 10 15 22 12 7 12 6 17 Disambiguation of Terms with West Frisian translations: 11 16 18 11 10 11 8 16 Disambiguation of 'plate or bezel to fill the gap around a protuberance': 0 0 2 0 1 79 17 1
  7. The insignia around a doorknob's exterior hardware or a door lock's cosmetic plate.
    Sense id: en-escutcheon-en-noun-GzN0zSO~
  8. The depression behind the beak of certain bivalves; the ligamental area.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: blotch on the escutcheon, blot on the escutcheon, escutcheonectomy, escutcheoned, escutcheon of pretence, escutcheon pin, inescutcheon

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "coat of arms",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "coat of arms",
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      "sense": "coat of arms",
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      "code": "frs",
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      "sense": "coat of arms",
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      "word": "wóópenskild"
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      "sense": "coat of arms",
      "word": "vaakuna"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "coat of arms",
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      "sense": "coat of arms",
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      "word": "wapenskyld"
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      "code": "gl",
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      "sense": "coat of arms",
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      "word": "escudo"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "coat of arms",
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        "neuter"
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      "word": "Wappenschild"
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      "sense": "coat of arms",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "coat of arms",
      "word": "pajzs"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "coat of arms",
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      "word": "scudo"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "coat of arms",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "coat of arms",
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      "word": "stemma"
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      "roman": "štit",
      "sense": "coat of arms",
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      "word": "штит"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "coat of arms",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "tarcza herbowa"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "coat of arms",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "escudo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "coat of arms",
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      "word": "blasón"
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      "code": "es",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "coat of arms",
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      "sense": "plate or bezel to fill the gap around a protuberance",
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      "word": "écusson"
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      "sense": "plate or bezel to fill the gap around a protuberance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "płytka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "plate or bezel to fill the gap around a protuberance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "escudete"
    }
  ],
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}

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